At Edinburgh thursday The tuenty third day of Januarie Jaj vjc nynty and sex years
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Act
Liberatione James Crafurd.
Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill by James Crafurd in Greinock Shewing that the petitioner being pursued before their Lordships at the instance of his majesties Advocat for importing of victuall from Ireland and being called in alone in their Lordships Auguste presence and asked questions in relatione to the Deputatione He had from David Craufurd of Drumsuy for discovering and seizing of the said meall the petitioner was not so present at the tyme as suitable to their Lordships wherfore He humblie beseeched them to call for him and he should give all satisfaction in so far as he knew upon oath if requyred and therupon set him at Libertie as the said petitione bears
The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered the foresaid petitione given in to them by the said James Craufurd with the Report of a Comittee to whom it was remitted to examine the said James Together with the said petitioners declaratione emitted before the Comittie but not signed by Him The said Lords doe Hereby Give ordor and warrant to the magistrats of Edinburgh and keeper of their Tolbooth to set the said petitioner at Liberty furth thereof He first signeing the foresaid declaratione not yet signed by Him and giveing bond and finding sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privie Councill That he shall appear before the said Lords of privie Councill and answere to what shall be Laid to his Charge whenever He shall be called under the penalty of ane Hundred pound sterling in case he shall be called under the penalty of ane hundred pound sterling in case he shall transgress in any part of the premisses
1. NRS, PC1/50, 324.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 324.